American college baseball season
The 1961 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season . The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 20th season.
The Trojans won the College World Series , defeating the Oklahoma State in the championship game. This was the Trojans' third championship.
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Roster
Schedule
1961 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
March
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
AAWU record
March 10
Cal Poly
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 8–1
1–0
–
March 11
San Diego
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 9–1
2–0
–
March 14
Occidental
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–3
3–0
–
March 17
Long Beach State
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 11–1
4–0
–
March 18
at Long Beach State
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
W 1–0
5–0
–
March 21
at Loyola Marymount
Los Angeles, CA
W 14–2
6–0
–
March 23
BYU
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 3–0
7–0
–
March 23
at Cal State Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
W 4–1
8–0
–
March 24
at UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
L 1–3
8–1
–
March 25
at UCLA
Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–2
9–1
1–0
March 27
vs. Stanford
W 8–1
10–1
–
March 29
vs. San Diego State
W 15–2
11–1
–
March 30
vs. Arizona State
W 10–2
12–1
–
April
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
AAWU record
April 3
Notre Dame
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 4–3
13–1
–
April 4
Arizona
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–8
13–2
–
April 7
California
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 4–3
14–2
2–0
April 8
California
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
L 1–2
14–3
2–1
April 11
Loyola Marymount
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 8–5
15–3
–
April 14
at Stanford
Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
W 3–2
16–3
3–1
April 15
at Santa Clara
Santa Clara, CA
L 3–4
16–4
3–2
April 15
at Santa Clara
Santa Clara, CA
W 15–5
17–4
4–2
April 18
at Pepperdine
Malibu, CA
L 3–4
18–4
–
April 21
Santa Clara
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 9–4
19–4
5–2
April 22
Santa Clara
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 8–6
20–4
6–2
April 28
Stanford
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–2
21–4
7–2
April 29
Stanford
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 11–2
22–4
8–2
May
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
AAWU record
May 2
at UCLA
Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 3–1
23–4
9–2
May 5
UCLA
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 11–8
24–4
10–2
May 6
at UCLA
Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–4
25–4
11–2
May 9
Cal Poly Pomona
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 3–2
26–4
–
May 12
at Stanford
Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
L 5–7
26–5
11–3
May 13
at California
Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
W 5–4
27–5
12–3
May 13
at California
Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
L 6–10
27–6
12–4
Post-season
NCAA District 8 playoff
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
NCAAT record
May 26
Fresno State
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 4–1
28–6
1–0
May 27
Fresno State
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
L 4–6
28–7
1–1
May 27
Fresno State
Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 10–6
29–7
2–1
June 2
at Washington State
Bailey Field • Pullman, WA
W 13–6
30–7
3–1
June 3
at Washington State
Bailey Field • Pullman, WA
W 10–4
31–7
4–1
College World Series
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
CWS record
June 10
vs. Texas
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
W 8–6
32–7
1–0
June 11
vs. Boston College
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
W 10–3
33–7
2–0
June 12
vs. Oklahoma State
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
W 4–2
34–7
3–0
June 13
vs. Boston College
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
W 4–3
35–7
4–0
June 15
vs. Oklahoma State
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
W 1–0
36–7
5–0
Awards and honors
Steve Bach
Art Ersepke
College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
All-AAWU First Team[2]
Larry Hankhammer
College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
Larry Himes
College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
All-America Second Team[2]
All-AAWU First Team[2]
William Ryan
All-America First Team[2]
College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
All-AAWU First Team[2]
Jim Withers
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
This page was last edited on 10 May 2024, at 21:04